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Comparison of oral health disability weights by source.
| Australian Burden of Disease and Injury Study | Burden of Oral Disease Study | ||
| Edentulism | Denture problems | ||
| Edentulism | 0.004 | Denture problem | 0.026 |
| Periodontal disease | Periodontal disease | ||
| Periodontal disease | 0.007 | Periodontal disease | 0.023 |
| Caries | Caries | ||
| Caries (filling) | 0.005 | Caries (all cases) | 0.044 |
| Caries (extraction) | 0.014 | ||
